Cookie Policy

Use of Cookies by PWS

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.

Essential cookies

These cookies are necessary for core functionality, such as security and network management. They always need to be on.

Name Purpose Expires
Complianz consent cookies (cmplz_*) Remembers your choice about cookies on https://peopleworksmart.com. Up to 1 year
language Remembers any language selection so the site shows in your chosen language when you return. 7 days

Analytics cookies (optional)

These cookies are used for statistical purposes. Google Analytics is loaded through Complianz and is subject to the statistics consent choice.

Name Purpose Expires
Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*) Collects information about how visitors use our website, such as visits, pages viewed and general usage patterns, to understand performance and improve the site. Up to 2 years

Video player cookies (optional)

Our site uses Wistia for embedded video content. Where consent is required, video-related cookies or similar technologies may be used when you enable the relevant content or consent category. Wistia may receive information about your interaction with embedded videos.

Example cookies Purpose Expires
Wistia (cookie names may vary) Provides embedded video functionality and, depending on configuration and consent, remembers preferences and measures interaction with video content. Varies

Cookies on our careers site

Our careers experience uses Refari job-board and recruitment widgets. Refari may use cookies and similar technologies to operate these services, remember session or sign-in state, support job applications and referrals, and maintain user preferences.

  • Functional and session cookies: Refari uses cookies to support the operation of its job board and widgets, including recognising signed-in users. These may be third-party cookies from refari.co when widgets are used on our website.
  • Job-board and application functionality: Cookies or similar technologies may maintain visitor state and preferences for applications, registration, referrals and job alerts.
  • Consent and privacy: Where required, non-essential cookies used by Refari should follow cookie choices made through our Complianz consent banner.
Name Purpose Expires
refari_anon_token Maintains anonymous or session state and supports Refari careers/job-board widgets. Varies
Refari authentication/session cookies (names may vary) Recognises signed-in users and keeps them signed in as they move between pages. Session or as set by Refari
Refari job-board/widget storage (names may vary) Supports job-board, application, registration, referral and job-alert functionality. Varies

Cookie names and lifetimes used by Refari may change as the service is updated. We review the cookie inventory using Complianz and update this policy where appropriate.

How do I change my cookie settings?

You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings control provided by Complianz on our website. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.

Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

For personal data handling, see our Global Privacy Policy.